Error trying to list files in directory using the ls -la command-CodePudding

So this command I'm trying to use to list all the files in my directory (my github repo that I cloned to vsc) doesn't seem to work. Vsc is on the latest version.

PS C:\VSCode\Git\test> ls -la
Get-ChildItem : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter 
name 'la'.
At line:1 char:4
  ls -la
     ~~~
      CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ChildItem], 
ParameterBindingException
      FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetChildItemCommand

CodePudding user response：

You are using Powershell on Windows. In Powershell on Windows, ls is an alias for Get-ChildItem. It is not the ls command as provided on *nix.

Try the following command instead (as an equivalent for -a):

Get-ChildItem -Attributes Normal, Directory, Hidden

(Note that this is not a git issue and not a Visual Studio Code issue.)